Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper talks with fourth- and fifth-graders at Gilpin Montessori E-8 School during a news conference Wednesday announcing expanded recycling programs in Denver schools that are designed to remove at least 1,500 tons of material annually from the district’s waste stream.

Recycling bins will be as common as pencils and erasers in classrooms as a new partnership between Denver Public Schools and the city’s Public Works Department begins in an effort to remove at least 1,500 tons of materials from the district’s waste stream every year.

At least 15 schools each month will add the recycling program, which will be bolstered by assemblies, fact sheets and teacher curriculum.

The goal is to get recycling in each of the district’s 152 schools by the end of the year — a gradual approach that will include an educational component.

“Our children have an added benefit of being able to participate in the same recycling program at school as they can at home, thus creating consistent knowledge of recycling that will help us in our effort to build a more sustainable city,” Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said in a news release.

DPS officials expect recycling efforts to reduce the district’s waste load by up to 30 percent.

“We are very excited to be rolling out a districtwide recycling program that will allow our children to have hands-on experience doing their part to create a more sustainable community and school district,” DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg said.

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